Official spokesperson of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Dino Melaye has described the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi as an “upcoming president” with a bright future.
However, he said, Nigeria needs a “father figure” like the PDP presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in 2023.
Melaye said that while Obi and other presidential candidates were prepared to be president, Atiku “is adequately prepared for the task of rescuing, uniting and rebuilding the nation”.
He said this during the inauguration of the Atiku-Okowa Vanguard Nigeria in Abuja on Saturday.
Melaye, who represented Atiku at the event, said, “Without women and youths, there is no nation and part of my policy direction is to populate my appointments and empowerments by youths and women minimum 40 per cent.
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“While women are asking for 35 per cent, Atiku is offering 40 per cent and let me assure you that this will be implemented to the later when we come on board.
“I used to fly economy from Abuja to Lagos for N18,000 but now over N100,000, we used to buy loaf of bread for N120 and now N1200, we used to buy Diesel at N150 per litre but now it is N800 per litre, dollar used to be exchanged for N210 and now N700 and rising.
“We cannot continue like this as a nation; so let us save Nigeria by electing Atiku Abubakar. You know no Nigerian can accuse Atiku of being a tribalist or a religious bigot.
“Nigeria is looking for a healer not a patient; so let us go house-to-house, door-to-door and campaign for Atiku and Okowa to rescue this country.
“Bola Tinubu, Peter Obi and others are prepared to be President but Atiku Abubakar is adequately prepared for the task of rescuing, uniting and rebuilding the nation.
“Obi is an upcoming President, his future is bright and age is on his side but we need a father figure who can unite the country,” Melaye said.